James Ford Bell Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 41-6023099

Foundation Overview

Based in Minneapolis, MN, James Ford Bell Foundation has awarded 534 grants totaling $2,843,466 to organizations in Virginia, Minnesota and 17 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $300 to $40,000, with a median award of $2,500.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$2,843,466
Total Assets
$8,522,942
Median Grant (all grants)
$2,500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
124
Median Grant
$2,500
% Median Grant Decline
-37% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: March 2026

Foundation Intelligence

Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies

New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 13%

16 of 124 recipients (13%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Florida

Grants are geographically diversified with 39% in Florida and funding distributed across 19 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Florida, funding concentrates in Vero Beach (92%), Orlando (4%), St Paul (2%).

Funding Trajectory
+20%

Stable funding levels with 20% change over 5 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into James Ford Bell Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
American Alliance Of Museums $25,000 Arlington, VA, US General Operations 2024
Associates Of The James Ford Bell Library $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Bell Museum $10,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Bell Museum $25,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Belwin Conservancy $5,000 Afton, MN, US General Operations 2024
Belwin Conservancy $2,000 Afton, MN, US General Operations 2024
Central Florida Stages $8,000 Orlando, FL, US General Operations 2024
Chagdud Gonpa Foundation $1,000 Junction City, CA, US General Operations 2024
Childcare Resources Of Indian River $10,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Children's Home Society $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Columbia University Of General Studies $500 New York, NY, US General Operations 2024
Connecticut College $5,000 New London, CT, US General Operations 2024
Delta Waterfowl Foundation $2,500 Bismarck, ND, US General Operations 2024
Dunwoody Institute $6,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Eaglebrook School $1,000 Deerfield, MA, US General Operations 2024
Firefighters For Healing $3,500 Champlin, MN, US General Operations 2024
Hamm Clinic $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2024
Hennepin Health Foundation $2,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Human Thread Foundation $1,500 San Rafael, CA, US General Operations 2024
Humane Society $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Indian River Land Trust $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Learning Alliance $10,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Macphail Center For The Arts $3,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Mardy Fish Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Mayo Clinic $1,000 Rochester, MN, US General Operations 2024
Mental Health Collaborative Of Indian River Inc $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Millbrook School $5,000 Millbrook, NY, US General Operations 2024
Minneapolis Institute Of Arts $25,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Historical Society $1,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Historical Society $17,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum $4,000 Chaska, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Orchestra $10,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Public Radio $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Youth Symphonies $1,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Zoo $5,000 Apple Valley, MN, US General Operations 2024
Monterey County Food Bank $2,000 Salinas, CA, US General Operations 2024
Moorings Educational Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Ocean Research & Conservation Association $500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Orcas Center (Jazz Festival) $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2024
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival $2,500 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2024
Quail Valley Charities $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Raptor Center (University Of Minnesota Foundation) $10,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2024
Real Mission Inc (House Of Transfiguration) $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Riverside Theater $15,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Senior Resource Foundation $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Smile Train $500 New York, NY, US General Operations 2024
Smithsonian American Art Museum $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Operations 2024
South Dakota State University Foundation (4-h Club) $2,000 Brookings, SD, US General Operations 2024
St Edward's School $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
St Lawrence University $1,000 Canton, NY, US General Operations 2024
The Source $15,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Vero Beach Museum Of Art $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Vero Beach Rowing $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Visiting Nurses Association $4,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Walter Anderson Museum Of Art $2,500 Ocean Springs, MS, US General Operations 2024
Weisman Art Museum $1,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Westminster Presbyterian Church $12,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Wild Salmon Center $2,000 Portland, OR, US General Operations 2024
Wildlife Conservation Network $1,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Operations 2024
Women's Refuge $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Youth Sailing Foundation Of Indian River County $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
American Alliance Of Museums $25,000 Arlington, VA, US General Operations 2024
Associates Of The James Ford Bell Library $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Bell Museum $10,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Bell Museum $25,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Belwin Conservancy $5,000 Afton, MN, US General Operations 2024
Belwin Conservancy $2,000 Afton, MN, US General Operations 2024
Central Florida Stages $8,000 Orlando, FL, US General Operations 2024
Chagdud Gonpa Foundation $1,000 Junction City, CA, US General Operations 2024
Childcare Resources Of Indian River $10,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Children's Home Society $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Columbia University Of General Studies $500 New York, NY, US General Operations 2024
Connecticut College $5,000 New London, CT, US General Operations 2024
Delta Waterfowl Foundation $2,500 Bismarck, ND, US General Operations 2024
Dunwoody Institute $6,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Eaglebrook School $1,000 Deerfield, MA, US General Operations 2024
Firefighters For Healing $3,500 Champlin, MN, US General Operations 2024
Hamm Clinic $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2024
Hennepin Health Foundation $2,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Human Thread Foundation $1,500 San Rafael, CA, US General Operations 2024
Humane Society $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Indian River Land Trust $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Learning Alliance $10,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Macphail Center For The Arts $3,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Mardy Fish Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Mayo Clinic $1,000 Rochester, MN, US General Operations 2024
Mental Health Collaborative Of Indian River Inc $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Millbrook School $5,000 Millbrook, NY, US General Operations 2024
Minneapolis Institute Of Arts $25,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Historical Society $1,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Historical Society $17,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum $4,000 Chaska, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Orchestra $10,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Public Radio $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Youth Symphonies $1,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2024
Minnesota Zoo $5,000 Apple Valley, MN, US General Operations 2024
Monterey County Food Bank $2,000 Salinas, CA, US General Operations 2024
Moorings Educational Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Ocean Research & Conservation Association $500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Orcas Center (Jazz Festival) $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2024
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival $2,500 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2024
Quail Valley Charities $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Raptor Center (University Of Minnesota Foundation) $10,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2024
Real Mission Inc (House Of Transfiguration) $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Riverside Theater $15,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Senior Resource Foundation $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Smile Train $500 New York, NY, US General Operations 2024
Smithsonian American Art Museum $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Operations 2024
South Dakota State University Foundation (4-h Club) $2,000 Brookings, SD, US General Operations 2024
St Edward's School $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
St Lawrence University $1,000 Canton, NY, US General Operations 2024
The Source $15,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Vero Beach Museum Of Art $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Vero Beach Rowing $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Visiting Nurses Association $4,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Walter Anderson Museum Of Art $2,500 Ocean Springs, MS, US General Operations 2024
Weisman Art Museum $1,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Westminster Presbyterian Church $12,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2024
Wild Salmon Center $2,000 Portland, OR, US General Operations 2024
Wildlife Conservation Network $1,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Operations 2024
Women's Refuge $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
Youth Sailing Foundation Of Indian River County $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2024
American Alliance Of Museums $25,000 Arlington, VA, US General Operations 2023
Associates Of The James Ford Bell Library $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Bell Museum $39,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Belwin Conservancy $16,500 Afton, MN, US General Operations 2023
Central Florida Stages $5,000 Orlando, FL, US General Operations 2023
Chagdud Gonpa Foundation $1,000 Junction City, CA, US General Operations 2023
Childcare Resources Of Indian River $10,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Children's Home Society $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Connecticut College $7,500 New London, CT, US General Operations 2023
Delta Waterfowl Foundation $2,500 Bismarck, ND, US General Operations 2023
Dunwoody Institute $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Eaglebrook School $3,000 Deerfield, MA, US General Operations 2023
Education Foundation $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Hamm Clinic $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2023
Human Thread Foundation $1,500 San Rafael, CA, US General Operations 2023
Humane Society $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Indian River Golf Foundation $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Indian River Land Trust $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Learning Alliance $10,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Macphail Center For The Arts $7,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Mardy Fish Foundation $6,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Mariner Sands Chapel $1,000 Stuart, FL, US General Operations 2023
Mayo Clinic $1,000 Rochester, MN, US General Operations 2023
Mental Health Collaborative Of Indian River Inc $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Millbrook School $5,000 Millbrook, NY, US General Operations 2023
Minneapolis Institute Of Arts $25,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Minnesota Historical Society $1,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2023
Minnesota Historical Society $13,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2023
Minnesota Orchestra $10,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Minnesota Public Radio $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2023
Minnesota Zoo $5,000 Apple Valley, MN, US General Operations 2023
Monterey County Food Bank $1,500 Salinas, CA, US General Operations 2023
Moorings Educational Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Orcas Center $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2023
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival $2,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2023
Orcas Island Community Foundation $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2023
Quail Valley Charities $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Real Mission Inc (House Of Transfiguration) $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Riverside Theater $15,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Senior Resource Foundation $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Smile Train $500 New York, NY, US General Operations 2023
Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian American Art Museum) $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Operations 2023
St Stephens Episcopal Church $1,000 Belvedere, CA, US General Operations 2023
St Edward's School $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
St Lawrence University $1,000 Canton, NY, US General Operations 2023
The Source $15,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
University Of Minnesota Foundation (Raptor Center ) $10,000 St Paul, FL, US General Operations 2023
University Of South Dakota Foundation (National Music Museum) $5,000 Vermillion, SD, US General Operations 2023
Vero Beach Museum Of Art $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Vero Beach Rowing $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Visiting Nurses Association And Hospice Foundation $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Walter Anderson Museum Of Art $2,500 Ocean Springs, MS, US General Operations 2023
Westminster Presbyterian Church $6,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Wild Salmon Center $2,000 Portland, OR, US General Operations 2023
Wildlife Conservation Network $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Operations 2023
Women's Refuge $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Youth Sailing Foundation Of Indian River County $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
American Alliance Of Museums $25,000 Arlington, VA, US General Operations 2023
Associates Of The James Ford Bell Library $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Bell Museum $39,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Belwin Conservancy $16,500 Afton, MN, US General Operations 2023
Central Florida Stages $5,000 Orlando, FL, US General Operations 2023
Chagdud Gonpa Foundation $1,000 Junction City, CA, US General Operations 2023
Childcare Resources Of Indian River $10,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Children's Home Society $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Connecticut College $7,500 New London, CT, US General Operations 2023
Delta Waterfowl Foundation $2,500 Bismarck, ND, US General Operations 2023
Dunwoody Institute $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Eaglebrook School $3,000 Deerfield, MA, US General Operations 2023
Education Foundation $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Hamm Clinic $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2023
Human Thread Foundation $1,500 San Rafael, CA, US General Operations 2023
Humane Society $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Indian River Golf Foundation $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Indian River Land Trust $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Learning Alliance $10,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Macphail Center For The Arts $7,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Mardy Fish Foundation $6,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Mariner Sands Chapel $1,000 Stuart, FL, US General Operations 2023
Mayo Clinic $1,000 Rochester, MN, US General Operations 2023
Mental Health Collaborative Of Indian River Inc $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Millbrook School $5,000 Millbrook, NY, US General Operations 2023
Minneapolis Institute Of Arts $25,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Minnesota Historical Society $1,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2023
Minnesota Historical Society $13,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2023
Minnesota Orchestra $10,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Minnesota Public Radio $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2023
Minnesota Zoo $5,000 Apple Valley, MN, US General Operations 2023
Monterey County Food Bank $1,500 Salinas, CA, US General Operations 2023
Moorings Educational Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Orcas Center $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2023
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival $2,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2023
Orcas Island Community Foundation $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2023
Quail Valley Charities $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Real Mission Inc (House Of Transfiguration) $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Riverside Theater $15,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Senior Resource Foundation $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Smile Train $500 New York, NY, US General Operations 2023
Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian American Art Museum) $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Operations 2023
St Stephens Episcopal Church $1,000 Belvedere, CA, US General Operations 2023
St Edward's School $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
St Lawrence University $1,000 Canton, NY, US General Operations 2023
The Source $15,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
University Of Minnesota Foundation (Raptor Center ) $10,000 St Paul, FL, US General Operations 2023
University Of South Dakota Foundation (National Music Museum) $5,000 Vermillion, SD, US General Operations 2023
Vero Beach Museum Of Art $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Vero Beach Rowing $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Visiting Nurses Association And Hospice Foundation $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Walter Anderson Museum Of Art $2,500 Ocean Springs, MS, US General Operations 2023
Westminster Presbyterian Church $6,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2023
Wild Salmon Center $2,000 Portland, OR, US General Operations 2023
Wildlife Conservation Network $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Operations 2023
Women's Refuge $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
Youth Sailing Foundation Of Indian River County $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2023
American Alliance Of Museums $25,000 Arlington, VA, US General Operations 2022
Associates Of The James Ford Bell Library $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Bell Museum $35,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Belwin Foundation $500 Afton, MN, US General Operations 2022
Belwin Outdoor Education St Paul Public Schools $8,500 Afton, MN, US General Operations 2022
Blake School The $3,000 Hopkins, MN, US General Operations 2022
Boys & Girls Club Of Indian River County $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Central Florida Stages $2,500 Orlando, FL, US General Operations 2022
Chagdud Gonpa Foundation $1,000 Junction City, CA, US General Operations 2022
Childcare Resources Of Indian River $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Children's Home Society $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
College Of Veterinary Medicine University Of Minnesota $11,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2022
Connecticut College $8,000 New London, CT, US General Operations 2022
Difference Principle The (sober Justice Fund) $12,500 Milwaukee, WI, US General Operations 2022
Dunwoody Institute $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Eaglebrook School $1,000 Deerfield, MA, US General Operations 2022
Education Foundation $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Firefighters For Healing $10,000 Champlin, MN, US General Operations 2022
Food Bank For Monterey County $1,500 Salinas, CA, US General Operations 2022
Gazelle Foundation $1,000 Austin, TX, US General Operations 2022
Hamm Clinic $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2022
Hennepin Health Foundation Hcmc $1,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Humane Society $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Indian River Golf Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Indian River Land Trust $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
La Jolla Parks And Beaches $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US General Operations 2022
Learning Alliance The $10,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Macphail Center For Music $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Mardy Fish Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Mayo Clinic $2,000 Rochester, MN, US General Operations 2022
Millbrook School $7,500 Millbrook, NY, US General Operations 2022
Minneapolis Institute Of Arts $25,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Minnesota Historical Society $13,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2022
Minnesota Orchestra $10,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Minnesota Public Radio $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2022
Minnesota Zoo $5,000 Apple Valley, MN, US General Operations 2022
Moorings Educational Foundation $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
National Geographic $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Operations 2022
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival $2,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2022
Orcas Island Community Foundation $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2022
Orcas Open Arts (jazz Festival) $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2022
Quail Valley Charities $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Raptor Center (university Of Minnesota Foundation) $2,500 St Paul, FL, US General Operations 2022
Real Mission Inc (house Of Transfiguration) $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Riverside Theater $40,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Senior Resource Foundation $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Smile Train $500 New York, NY, US General Operations 2022
Smithsonian Institution $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Operations 2022
St Edward's School $500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
St Lawrence University $1,000 Canton, NY, US General Operations 2022
The Source $25,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
University Of South Dakota Foundation (national Music Museum) $12,000 Vermillion, SD, US General Operations 2022
Vero Beach Rowing $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Visiting Nurses Association $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Westminster Presbyterian Church $7,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Wild Salmon Center $1,000 Portland, OR, US General Operations 2022
Wildlife Conservation Network $1,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Operations 2022
Women's Refuge $3,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Youth Sailing Foundation Of Indian River County $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
American Alliance Of Museums $25,000 Arlington, VA, US General Operations 2022
Associates Of The James Ford Bell Library $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Bell Museum $35,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Belwin Foundation $500 Afton, MN, US General Operations 2022
Belwin Outdoor Education St Paul Public Schools $8,500 Afton, MN, US General Operations 2022
Blake School The $3,000 Hopkins, MN, US General Operations 2022
Boys & Girls Club Of Indian River County $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Central Florida Stages $2,500 Orlando, FL, US General Operations 2022
Chagdud Gonpa Foundation $1,000 Junction City, CA, US General Operations 2022
Childcare Resources Of Indian River $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Children's Home Society $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
College Of Veterinary Medicine University Of Minnesota $11,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2022
Connecticut College $8,000 New London, CT, US General Operations 2022
Difference Principle The (Sober Justice Fund) $12,500 Milwaukee, WI, US General Operations 2022
Dunwoody Institute $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Eaglebrook School $1,000 Deerfield, MA, US General Operations 2022
Education Foundation $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Firefighters For Healing $10,000 Champlin, MN, US General Operations 2022
Food Bank For Monterey County $1,500 Salinas, CA, US General Operations 2022
Gazelle Foundation $1,000 Austin, TX, US General Operations 2022
Hamm Clinic $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2022
Hennepin Health Foundation Hcmc $1,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Humane Society $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Indian River Golf Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Indian River Land Trust $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
La Jolla Parks And Beaches $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US General Operations 2022
Learning Alliance The $10,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Macphail Center For Music $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Mardy Fish Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Mayo Clinic $2,000 Rochester, MN, US General Operations 2022
Millbrook School $7,500 Millbrook, NY, US General Operations 2022
Minneapolis Institute Of Arts $25,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Minnesota Historical Society $13,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2022
Minnesota Orchestra $10,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Minnesota Public Radio $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2022
Minnesota Zoo $5,000 Apple Valley, MN, US General Operations 2022
Moorings Educational Foundation $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
National Geographic $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Operations 2022
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival $2,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2022
Orcas Island Community Foundation $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2022
Orcas Open Arts (Jazz Festival) $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2022
Quail Valley Charities $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Raptor Center (University Of Minnesota Foundation) $2,500 St Paul, FL, US General Operations 2022
Real Mission Inc (House Of Transfiguration) $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Riverside Theater $40,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Senior Resource Foundation $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Smile Train $500 New York, NY, US General Operations 2022
Smithsonian Institution $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Operations 2022
St Edward's School $500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
St Lawrence University $1,000 Canton, NY, US General Operations 2022
The Source $25,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
University Of South Dakota Foundation (National Music Museum) $12,000 Vermillion, SD, US General Operations 2022
Vero Beach Rowing $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Visiting Nurses Association $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Westminster Presbyterian Church $7,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2022
Wild Salmon Center $1,000 Portland, OR, US General Operations 2022
Wildlife Conservation Network $1,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Operations 2022
Women's Refuge $3,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
Youth Sailing Foundation Of Indian River County $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2022
American Alliance Of Museums $20,000 Arlington, VA, US General Operations 2021
Aquability $2,000 Boise, ID, US General Operations 2021
Associates Of The James Ford Bell Library $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2021
Bell Museum $35,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2021
Belwin Conservancy $500 Afton, MN, US General Operations 2021
Blake School The $5,000 Hopkins, MN, US General Operations 2021
Boys & Girls Club Of Indian River County $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Central Florida Stages $6,000 Orlando, FL, US General Operations 2021
Chagdud Gonpa Foundation $1,000 Junction City, CA, US General Operations 2021
Childcare Resources Of Indian River $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
College Of Veterinary Medicine University Of Minnesota $8,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2021
Connecticut College $7,000 New London, CT, US General Operations 2021
Difference Principle(sober Justice Fund) $12,500 Milwaukee, WI, US General Operations 2021
Dunwoody Institute $2,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2021
Eaglebrook School $1,000 Deerfield, MA, US General Operations 2021
Education Foundation $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Food Bank For Monterey County $1,500 Salinas, CA, US General Operations 2021
Gazelle Foundation $1,000 Austin, TX, US General Operations 2021
Gobi Support Inc $2,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2021
Hamm Clinic $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2021
Hennepin Health Foundation Hcmc $4,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2021
Humane Society $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Indian River Golf Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Indian River Land Trust $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Learning Alliance The $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Mardy Fish Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Mayo Clinic $1,000 Rochester, MN, US General Operations 2021
Millbrook School $2,500 Millbrook, NY, US General Operations 2021
Minneapolis Institute Of Arts $25,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2021
Minnesota Historical Society $11,500 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2021
Minnesota Orchestra $10,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2021
Minnesota Public Radio $5,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2021
Minnesota Zoo $3,000 Apple Valley, MN, US General Operations 2021
Moorings Educational Foundation $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
National Geographic $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Operations 2021
Orcas Center $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2021
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival $2,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2021
Orcas Open Arts (jazz Festival) $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2021
Quail Valley Charities $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Raptor Center (university Of Minnesota Foundation) $2,000 St Paul, FL, US General Operations 2021
Real Mission Inc (house Of Transfiguration) $3,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Riverside Theater $15,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Science Museum Of Minnesota $2,500 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2021
Senior Resource Foundation $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Smile Train $500 New York, NY, US General Operations 2021
St Edward's School $500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
St Lawrence University $1,000 Canton, NY, US General Operations 2021
The Source $25,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
United Against Poverty $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
University Of South Dakota Foundation (national Music Museum) $5,000 Vermillion, SD, US General Operations 2021
Vero Beach Rowing $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Virginia Tech Foundation $2,500 Blacksburg, VA, US General Operations 2021
Visiting Nurses Association $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Walter Anderson Museum Of Art $3,000 Ocean Springs, MS, US General Operations 2021
Wild Salmon Center $1,000 Portland, OR, US General Operations 2021
Wildlife Conservation Network $1,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Operations 2021
Women's Refuge $3,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
Youth Sailing Foundation Of Indian River County $7,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2021
American Alliance Of Museums $25,000 Arlington, VA, US General Operations 2020
American Assoc For State & Local History $5,000 Nashville, TN, US General Operations 2020
Aquability $2,000 Boise, ID, US General Operations 2020
Associates Of The James Ford Bell Library $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2020
Bell Museum (university Of Minnesota Foundation) $24,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2020
Belwin Conservancy $500 Afton, MN, US General Operations 2020
Blake School The $2,000 Hopkins, MN, US General Operations 2020
Boys & Girls Clubs Of Indian River County $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Braxton Stuntz Foundation $1,000 Monterey, CA, US General Operations 2020
Chagdud Gonpa Foundation $1,000 Junction City, CA, US General Operations 2020
Childcare Resources $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Children's Home Society Treasure Coast $3,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
College Of Veterinary Medicine $8,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2020
Connecticut College $7,000 New London, CT, US General Operations 2020
Delta Waterfowl Foundation $13,333 Bismarck, ND, US General Operations 2020
Eaglebrook School $1,000 Deerfield, MA, US General Operations 2020
Education Foundation Of Indian River Cty $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Environmental Learning Center Inc $500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Food Bank For Monterey County $1,500 Salinas, CA, US General Operations 2020
Hennepin Health Foundation $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2020
Humane Society Of Vero Beach $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Indian River Golf Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Indian River Habitat For Humanity $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Indian River Land Trust $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Mardy Fish Children's Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Mayo Clinic $1,000 Jacksonville, FL, US General Operations 2020
Millbrook School $2,500 Millbrook, NY, US General Operations 2020
Minneapolis Institute Of Arts $20,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2020
Minnesota Historical Society $16,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2020
Minnesota Orchestral Association $10,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2020
Minnesota Public Radio $4,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2020
Minnesota Zoo Foundation $3,000 Apple Valley, MN, US General Operations 2020
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival $2,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2020
Orcas Island Community Foundation $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2020
Orcas Open Arts (orcas Islands Jazz Festival) $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2020
Quail Valley Charities $300 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Real Mission Inc $3,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Riverside Theatre $15,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Science Museum Of Minnesota $2,500 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2020
Senior Resource Association $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Smile Train $500 New York, NY, US General Operations 2020
Southwest Indian Foundation $1,000 Gallup, NM, US General Operations 2020
St Edward's School $500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
St Lawrence University $1,000 Canton, NY, US General Operations 2020
The Learning Alliance $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
The Source $25,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
United Against Poverty $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
University Of South Dakota Foundation $4,000 Vermillion, SD, US General Operations 2020
Vero Beach Rowing $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Visiting Nurses Association & Hospice Foundation Of Indian River County $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Walter Anderson Museum Of Art $2,000 Ocean Springs, MS, US General Operations 2020
Westminster Presbyterian Church $1,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2020
Wild Salmon Center $1,000 Portland, OR, US General Operations 2020
Wildlife Conservation Network $1,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Operations 2020
Womens Refuge Of Vero Beach Inc $3,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
Youth Sailing Foundation Of Indian River County $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2020
American Alliance Of Museums $15,000 Arlington, VA, US General Operations 2019
Aquability $4,500 Boise, ID, US General Operations 2019
Association Of Academic Museums & Galleries $1,000 Glen Rock, NJ, US General Operations 2019
Bell Museum (university Of Minnesota Foundation) $20,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2019
Belwin Conservancy $5,500 Afton, MN, US General Operations 2019
Boys & Girls Clubs Of Indian River County $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
Chagdud Gonpa Foundation $1,000 Junction City, CA, US General Operations 2019
Childcare Resources $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
Children's Home Society Treasure Coast $3,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
College Of Veterinary Medicine $6,000 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2019
Connecticut College $7,000 New London, CT, US General Operations 2019
Delta Waterfowl Foundation $3,333 Bismarck, ND, US General Operations 2019
Dunwoody College Of Technology $3,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2019
Eaglebrook School $1,000 Deerfield, MA, US General Operations 2019
Environmental Learning Center Inc $500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
Food Bank For Monterey County $1,500 Salinas, CA, US General Operations 2019
Fractured Atlas Inc (fiscal Agent For Los Ltimos Cinco Aos) $5,000 Orlando, FL, US General Operations 2019
Hennepin Health Foundation $5,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2019
Hope For Families Center $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
Humane Society Of Vero Beach $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
Indian River Golf Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
Indian River Land Trust $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
Indian River Medical Center Foundation $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
James Ford Bell Library Associates $7,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2019
Mardy Fish Children's Foundation $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
Mayo Clinic $1,000 Rochester, MN, US General Operations 2019
Millbrook School $2,500 Millbrook, NY, US General Operations 2019
Minneapolis Institute Of Arts $17,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2019
Minnesota Historical Society $15,500 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2019
Minnesota Orchestral Association $10,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2019
Minnesota Public Radio $2,500 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2019
Minnesota Zoo Foundation $2,500 Apple Valley, MN, US General Operations 2019
National Eagle Center $1,500 Wabasha, MN, US General Operations 2019
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival $2,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2019
Orcas Island Community Foundation $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2019
Orcas Open Arts (orcas Islands Jazz Festival) $1,000 Eastsound, WA, US General Operations 2019
Real Mission Inc $3,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
Riverside Theatre $25,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
Senior Resource Association $6,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
Smile Train $500 New York, NY, US General Operations 2019
Southwest Indian Foundation $1,000 Gallup, NM, US General Operations 2019
St Edward's School $500 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
St Lawrence University $1,000 Canton, NY, US General Operations 2019
The Blake School $4,000 Hopkins, MN, US General Operations 2019
The Education Foundation Of Indian River County Inc $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
The Learning Alliance $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
The Raptor Center (university Of Minnesota Foundation) $2,500 St Paul, MN, US General Operations 2019
The Source $25,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
Treasure Coast Food Bank $2,000 Fort Pierce, FL, US General Operations 2019
United Against Poverty $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
United Way Of Indian River County $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
University Of South Dakota Foundation $7,000 Vermillion, SD, US General Operations 2019
Visiting Nurses Association & Hospice Foundation Of Indian River County $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019
Warrior Expeditions $1,000 Roanoke, VA, US General Operations 2019
Westminster Presbyterian Church $6,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General Operations 2019
Wild Salmon Center $2,000 Portland, OR, US General Operations 2019
Wildlife Conservation Network $1,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Operations 2019
Womens Refuge Of Vero Beach Inc $3,000 Vero Beach, FL, US General Operations 2019

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Contact Information

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EIN 41-6023099
Website N/A
Address 1818 OLIVER AVENUE SOUTH Minneapolis, MN 55405-2224

Key People (3)

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Trustee Ford W Bell
Trustee Samuel H Bell Jr
Executive Director Ellen George

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